Directed and produced by Wong Kar-wai, "Flowers" is getting better and is now in its 14th episode, and countless fans are deeply attracted by the business war story, the rich picture texture, the blurred Shanghai style of the 90s, and the wonderful performances of the actors.
Yaqing is one of those viewers. Among the many popular dramas that are currently on the air, "Flowers" is the only one I have chased from the first episode to the present. And every time I see something wonderful, I will laugh like a "pig bark" from time to time.
But in fact, at the beginning, like many netizens, I had a wait-and-see attitude towards this drama. Because of Jin Yucheng's original work, because of the more obscure expression style, many readers were dissuaded. And Wong Kar-wai's last work "The Ferryman" was "pretending to be a bit big", which caused many netizens to question whether he had "exhausted his talents".
But after watching "Flowers", I realized that Wong Kar-wai is still the "King of Sunglasses". Although he adopts a fragmented narrative method to explain the relationship between the characters and the background of the events. Time and space are constantly intertwined, and at first glance, some viewers will feel "in the clouds", but when they really look at it, they find that he tells a "quite interesting" business war story. The characters who appear in the play are also vivid and full of personality.
Compared with Jin Yucheng's original work, Wong Kar-wai's "Flowers" is actually another story.
It is worth mentioning the performances of the actors in the play. The performance of the old actors lived up to expectations, and some actors who were originally "mediocre in acting" also created countless surprises in the play.
This once again reflects how important it is for an actor to meet a good director?
The performance of several protagonists in the play, everyone has said enough.
So today, Yaqing will only discuss with you the acting skills of the ten supporting actors who performed well in "Flowers".
It's better for us to judge their performances through rankings.
Tenth, Fan Zhiyi: played Master Fan in "Flowers".
To be honest, when the role of Master Fan appeared, I didn't recognize his actor Fan Zhiyi at first sight.
At first glance, this rough, bold and domineering character, I thought it was played by the old drama bone Shen Junyi.
After looking closely, I found that this actor turned out to be Fan Zhiyi.
He seems to have starred in some film and television works before, but his performance is not eye-catching. This time, however, he has learned how to "shape a character" in front of the camera.
Master Fan is a supporting role with few scenes, the "person in charge" of the warehouse under the Foreign Trade Corporation, with a straightforward personality and no recognition of his six relatives. Because Wang Mingzhu made a mistake on the "27th", he was arranged to go to Master Fan's factory for "Xi". At this time, Ah Bao called Master Fan because he "cherished the fragrance and cherished the jade", hoping that he could take more care of Wang Mingzhu. Unexpectedly, instead of buying it, Master Fan arranged for Wang Mingzhu to do the dirtiest and most tiring work.
I admire Master Fan's uprightness and fearlessness. I admire Fan Zhiyi's successful transformation and vivid performance in front of the camera.
Although Fan Zhiyi is also a "star". But it is not easy for a football player to become a real actor.
But Fan Zhiyi's performance is real and unpretentious, and even very down-to-earth. In the scene of "Driving Tao Tao", Master Fan's lines are many and dense, but Fan Zhiyi not only speaks the level, but also the emotions of the characters are also in place. The sentence "Man, I know better than you" makes people laugh, and the sentence "Bao is always who is Bao" is quite imposing and in line with the identity of the character.
Of course, Fan Zhiyi is not a professional actor after all, so the delicacy of his performance needs to be strengthened.
But in any case, his joining still adds a lot to "Flowers".
Ninth, Zheng Kai: played Wei Hongqing in "Flowers".
Many netizens said that Zheng Kai's performance in "Flowers" was "so exaggerated".
But let's first see what kind of role he plays?
He plays a "nouveau riche" who lacks cultivation and connotation, a shallow and ignorant representative, an object of ridicule and ridicule, and a "fake local tyrant" who will only maintain his "face" by showing off through "pretense".
So from this point of view, I think he played "quite well".
In fact, in the 90s of the last century, in Shanghai and even all over the country, there were not a few "figures" like Wei Hongqing.
thought that with a few "stinky money" in his hands, he could show off his might. Spring is almost over, and he is still wearing a "mink" on his body, because it is a symbol of his "status". In order to compete with "Mr. Bao", as soon as he made a move in Zhizhenyuan, he gave a "Farewell My Concubine" to each table.
But every time he was slapped in the face by "Bang Bang".
The role of Wei Hongqing, in "Flowers", is a "clown", which plays the effect of contrasting "Mr. Bao" and mediating the atmosphere.
So looking at it this way, Zheng Kai's performance, is it still "quite interesting"?
But why is everyone complaining about his performance?
I think the main reason may be that he has taken on too many variety shows, and he has long lost the "mystery" that he should maintain as an actor. As a result, no matter what he plays, it seems that he is letting the audience watch a variety show.
It can be seen that too many variety shows may increase the popularity and huge income of the actors, but on the contrary, they will make the audience lose their freshness, and it will also directly affect the actors' acting future.
Eighth place, Cheng Liang: played Jingxiu in "Flowers".
Who is Jingxiu? It's the little boss who sells cigarettes on the Yellow River Road.
He witnessed the changes between the shops on the Yellow River Road, and witnessed the ups and downs of all kinds of people on the Yellow River Road.
Such a seemingly inconspicuous "small role" has strung together many important events in "Flowers".
In Flowers, he is both a perceptive observer and a storyteller.
At the same time, the "grocery store" he ran also assumed the important task of being an "intelligence transfer station" on the Yellow River Road.
Li Li, played by Xin Zhilei, got valuable information from him, and gave 2,000 as soon as he made a move, and Ah Bao, played by Hu Ge, asked him about a trivial matter, and also took out 500 yuan to buy a pack of cigarettes.
The uncle played by You Benchang secretly helped Li Li and was also carried out with him.
Therefore, this small vendor named Jingxiu is definitely not simple.
The actor of this role is named Cheng Liang.
It may seem like an unfamiliar name, but it has a lot of origins.
He is a director from Shanghai Film Group and graduated from the directing department of Beijing Film Academy in 1998. He has directed works such as "Xia Fei Road", "Otaku Radio", "Rooftop", and "Gold Everywhere". He is also the founder of Crying Film and Television.
He is in the crew of "Flowers", not only as an actor, but also as one of the co-directors of the show.
We noticed him because his performance in the play was so natural and relaxed, and it was real and believable.
Whether it was talking about gossip with the little girl on the Yellow River Road, or secretly delivering news to his uncle, Cheng Liang's performance was as smooth as his peers, and he was at ease.
His smiling face shows the eight-sided delicate character of the character of Jing Xiu, and the inadvertent flash of wisdom in his eyes reveals Jing Xiu's cunning and sleek nature.
Seventh, Fan Xiangyan: played Lu Meilin in "Flowers".
Yes, you read that right, in seventh place, it is Fan Xiangyan.
When mentioning this name, the first thing that may come to everyone's mind is her "self-release" in a TV show "Wonderful Story". She has attracted the attention of countless netizens with her extremely flamboyant expression.
Later, Fan Xiangyan also starred in some film and television dramas, but what did Yaqing say? If I were to express it in a tactful way, then I think that in these works, what she played was just "Fan Xiangyan". So it is simply impossible to rise to the level of discussing "acting".
However, in "Flowers", Fan Xiangyan's performance really impressed me.
In it, she played Lu Meilin, the tough proprietress of the "Jin Meilin" restaurant on the Yellow River Road, a prosperous place in Shanghai in the 90s, with a strong personality and reckless style, and was a "fighter" among the "boss ladies" on the Yellow River Road.
She wears a blonde "explosive" hairstyle, and the color of her clothes is always so bright and eye-catching, revealing a momentum that does not lose people.
But behind her "flying and domineering", there is actually a little-known pain. All her behaviors are just bluffing "recklessness" to cover up her "loneliness" and "helplessness".
Fan Xiangyan showed the character of this woman who is "strong on the outside and capable in the middle" heartily.
Although her performance still has the characteristics of being very "externalized", she has obviously made a big breakthrough. The "explosiveness" she presents in the play is very "jaw-dropping". And I think that the role of Lu Meilin, only through this extreme "charter wife" style of performance, can make it more vivid in front of the audience.
At least after we watched "Flowers", we all remembered Lu Meilin. Especially her "backer" Du Honggen, after being shocked by the momentum of her uncle, Li Li and others, her loneliness, her sadness, her helplessness, and her disobedience were all played very well by Fan Xiangyan.
Sixth, Wu Yue: played Jinhua in "Flowers".
Wu Yue's performance strength is beyond doubt, right?
But her dazzling performance in "Flowers" is not much.
Of course, this is directly related to the setting of the characters.
Jinhua is the "one flower" of the "No. 27" foreign trade building, skilled in business, calm in character, low-key in behavior, but very good at observing words and feelings.
She doesn't have many lines in the play, and more often, she seems to complete her judgment through observation.
Such a role has no separate line of action, nor does it have a change of emotions of joy and sorrow, which is neither likable nor easy to play.
But Wu Yue still relies on solid basic acting skills, through the use of subtle eyes and body language, to endow the character with shrewd and unpredictable character traits, she let us see the image of an independent and self-reliant professional woman, let us see the complex heart behind Jinhua's silence.
Sometimes, we judge an actor's performance just by her accuracy and richness. I think Wu Yue presents these two points well in "Flowers". It was as if everything was under her control.
Fifth place, Chen Long: played Tao Tao in "Flowers".
How many times has Long Chen worked with Hu Ge?
According to Chen Long himself, acting in "Flowers" is his sixth collaboration with Hu Ge.
The two played rival scenes and also presented many "famous scenes". I think the most impressive thing for everyone should be in "The Hunting Ground", when Chen Long performed "salivating" to Hu Ge at the company's daily meeting, which made Hu Ge laugh directly.
I also remember the name Chen Long forever through this scene, and every time I see him, I will think of his "salivation" and hide my smile.
In the TV series "Flowers", Chen Long played Tao Tao, Bao's good brother, I think he acted very well, reflecting the acting skills of a professional actor. He vividly presented Tao Tao's frankness, righteousness, lust and kindness.
The reason why Ah Bao was able to make a fortune was all due to Tao Tao's two helps, and he took out his "old book" of marriage, which finally made Ah Bao become "Mr. Bao" through "stock speculation". At that time, I was thinking, if Tao Tao would also meet a master like "Grandpa" in his life, would the fate of him and Ah Bao be reversed?
Speaking of Chen Long, the actor, his sense of proportion in his performance is just right. For example, he had an "ambiguous" relationship with Suzhou's "little sister-in-law", although Chen Long's performance was obscene, it was not low-level, and he played a womanizer with "a thief's heart but no thief's guts" vividly. There is also the scene of "Sending Aolong at Night", Chen Long also behaved relaxed and humorous, and also showed the character's personality.
Tao Tao's role in "Flowers" is relatively scattered, but Chen Long "gathered sand into a tower", fulfilled Tao Tao, and also proved himself.
Fourth, Shao Feng: played Du Honggen in "Flowers".
I remember that before this, Shao Feng always played roles such as "soldier" or "general" in film and television dramas, he was tall and handsome, and he was also a "handsome student" on the screen back then.
Unexpectedly, in "Flowers", he turned into a ruffian and was able to vividly interpret a ruffian "middle-aged gangster".
Du Honggen's role in the play is very limited, but because of Shao Feng's wonderful performance, this role is unforgettable.
Just look at Du Honggen's appearance, he comes with BGM, a black suit, a gloomy demeanor, and an outdated image of an "invisible black boss", which is about to come out.
The key is his performance, which is very delicate and layered. Before the "hole cards" of Uncle Gao and others were revealed, in order to support Lu Meilin, his attitude was tough, his eyes were gloomy, his tone was deterrent, and his methods were vicious.
I remember most that after sitting down in the "Zhizhen Garden", he looked at Li Li's eyes, with a murderous aura in the cold, which made people shudder. With this look alone, Shao Feng explained Du Honggen's "hidden" identity and the reason why Lu Meilin was so "arrogant".
But when Li Li took out the 300,000 bill that Du Honggen owed to his uncle, his face changed instantly, all his sharp energy was reined in, and his attitude towards Li Li also took a 180-degree turn, becoming respectful.
I think Shao Feng's performance is good, he presents the inner changes of the characters in a layered and watertight manner.
There is also the scene where Du Honggen and Lu Meilin "broke up", Shao Feng barely had a single line, and Lu Meilin played by Fan Xiangyan was venting and accusing the whole process. But Shao Feng used the tears flashing in the corners of his eyes to show his past with Lu Meilin, and his determination to stay away from Lu Meilin completely.
third place, Yang Haoyu: played the boss of Ma in "Flowers".
The strength of Yang Haoyu, an actor, is definitely underestimated by everyone.
Over the years, he has played many roles, and every time, he has never disappointed us. Whether it is Wen Lianggong in "Dragon Gate Dart Game", or Mr. Leng in "White Deer Plain", whether it is He Lianke in "The Wandering Earth", or Jian Jiuhuang in "Sword in the Snow", or Tang Zhijun in "Cosmic Exploration Editorial Department".
Which of his performances was not lifelike?
What is acting like, he is talking about a good actor like him.
And he was able to make the audience remember the role he played every time, but forgot the name of the actor.
This time, in "Flowers", he played a businessman from Zhuji. Born recklessly, dare to think and dare to do, ruthless, indifferent and ruthless, but at the same time there is a true temperament.
The most memorable thing for us is that after Bao discovered the "Three Sheep" high imitation, he invited Boss Ma to dinner, and the two "tested" each other at the dinner table, and found out the truth of the matter with a "hypothetical".
Judging from Yang Haoyu's performance, the boss he plays is a very calm guy, and he is obviously not easy to mess with. Although he pushed the glass and changed the glass on the wine table, his face was smiling, but there was cunning and anger hidden in his eyes. Boss Ma invited Ah Bao to go to Zhuji for "inspection", and his tone was full of "coercion".
But Ah Bao "knows that there are tigers in the mountains, and prefers to go to the tiger mountains", and with his wisdom and grand goals, he opened the eyes of Boss Ma. This "showdown" drama also caught the audience's attention and whetted the audience's appetite, and was played by Hu Ge and Yang Haoyu in a tense and exciting and exciting way.
Yang Haoyu is an actor who can reassure the audience. No matter what kind of episode he appears in, he will give everyone a wonderful performance.
This time, in "Flowers", it's the same.
second, Dong Yong: played Fan Xinhua in "Flowers".
If Yaqing asks you, which of the characters that appear in "Flowers" impress you the most? I think Fan Xinhua, played by Dong Yong, will definitely be among the top three.
I think there are probably two main reasons for this.
One is in the TV series "Flowers", the role of Fan Zong Fan Xinhua was set up as a "conspicuous bag", and he, like Wei Hongqing played by Zheng Kai, has become a funny character and "atmosphere" in the play.
The other is Dong Yong's performance, which has undergone a "rebirth" transformation.
Before this, Dong Yong had always played the image of unsmiling soldiers and policemen in the main drama. That's obviously what he's best at. And his flat appearance also left a deep impression on the audience.
But this time, in "Flowers", he completely broke the "self" and successfully performed a "country boss" image with a "simple face and a bright heart" with a cheerful and jumping performance.
Later, Dong Yong said in an interview that he participated in "Flowers" directed by Wong Kar-wai, and he was really tossed enough, and he often had to perform twenty or thirty times in a scene. This made him physically and mentally exhausted, but judging from the effect of today's film, Dong Yong showed a new "self" and fulfilled a role that he had never played before. At this time, he may understand the director's "good intentions".
It is easy for an actor to hide in his "comfort zone", but it takes a lot of courage and self-confidence to really break himself.
And this time, Dong Yong has obviously done it.
His performance is both delicate and accurate. I think he presented his best performance in "Flowers". He not only established an image of Mr. Fan for the audience, but also made everyone see his many possibilities as an actor. I think this is the biggest gain for Dong Yong, right?
First, You Benchang: played the uncle in "Flowers".
As for Mr. You Benchang, in fact, I don't need to say anything more, right?
Putting him in the first place is my attitude, who can disagree?
In "Flowers", there are many stars, handsome guys and beauties. However, as long as You Benchang appears, the other actors seem to be overshadowed.
His "tone", his aura, his performance rhythm, and his line skills all reflect the profound quality of an old artist.
So I think that in addition to Jigong in the TV series "Jigong", the uncle in "Flowers" has become another classic image in the acting career of the old man You Benchang.
He is 90 years old this year, but he is still so energetic, full of style, noble and domineering when he appears in "Flowers".
I think that in the TV series "Flowers", the actor who really "supports the scene" is not Hu Ge, but You Benchang.
After watching "Flowers", many of us may hope to meet a noble person like "uncle" in our lives. And as an actor, who doesn't want to be the next "You Benchang"?
A "Flowers" brings together too many good actors. We only talked about 10 of them today, which can be regarded as a brick throw, right? Welcome to add what other actors have amazing acting skills in "Flowers"? Who is the best actor in your heart? The message area is waiting for everyone to speak freely and express their opinions.